AVAILABILITY BASED TARIFF

ABT IS A BALANCING MECHANISM BETWEEN DEMAND AND

GENERATION.
ABT
1.
2.
3.

CONSISTS OF THREE PARTSCAPACITY CHARGE FOR SENT OUT AVAILABILITY.

ENERGY CHARGE FOR SCHEDULED GENERATION/DRAWAL.
UNSCHEDULED INTERCHANGE (UI).

*THE VARIATION OF SCHEDULED GENERATION (SG) TO ACTUAL

GENERATION (AG) =SG-AG
*THE VARIATION OF SCHEDULED DRAWAL (SD) TO ACTUAL
DRAWAL (AD) =SD-AD
WHY ABT?
INDISCIPLINE BY GENERATOR BY GENERATING MORE DURING HIGH
FREQUENCY AND LESS DURING LOW FREQUENCY THAN SCHEDULE.
INDISCIPLINE BY CONSTITUENTS BY DRAWING MORE DURING LOW
FREQUENCY AND LESS DURING HIGH FREQUENCY THAN SCHEDULE.
BOTH ARE INJURIOUS TO THE GRID.
CONCEPT ABT
CAPACITY ALLOCATIONS FROM GENERATING STATION TO EACH
CONSTITUENT WILL BE OWNED BY THAT CONSTITUENT.
CONSTITUENT HAS TO PAY FULL FIXED CHARGES FOR THE
ALLOCATED POWER.
CONSTITUENT CAN TRADE THE CAPACITY ALLOCATED.
CONSTITUENT CAN SCHEDULE THE ENERGY FROM EACH GENERATOR
AS PER REQUIREMENT AND MERIT ORDER AND CAN SAVE COST OF
POWER PURCHASED.

CERC/SERC WILL FIX TARGET AVAILABILITY AT WHICH FIXED

CHARGES CAN BE RECOVERED IN FULL.
GENERATOR GENERATES AS PER REQUIREMENTS OF CONSTITUENTS
SUBJECT TO TECHNICAL LIMITATIONS.
GENERATOR GETS INCENTIVES FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE.
GENERATOR RECEIVES VARIALE CHARGES AS PER SCHEDULED
GENERATION.
COMPONENTS OF ABT
1. CAPACITY CHARGES BASED ON DECLARED AVAILABILITY.
EACH GENERATING STATION RECEIVES CAPACITY CHARGE (CC)
=AFC*AVAILABILITY%
TARGET AVAILABILITY%
2. ENERGY CHARGES FOR THE SCHEDULED ENERGY.
3. UNSCHEDULED INTERCHANGE (UI) CHARGE LINKED TO
FREQUENCY
THIS TARIFF IS COMMON TO ALL GENERATORS AND
CONSTITUENTS.
RECEIPTS BY THE GENERATOR
A. CAPACITY CHARGE BASED ON DECLARED GENERATION
AVAILABILITY.
B. ENERGY CHARGES FOR THE ENERGY SCHEDULED BY THE
CONSTITUENTS.
C. UI CHARGES IF AG>SG, THE GENERATOR WILL RECEIVE AND
VICE VERSA.
THIS WILL BE WORKED OUT FOR EACH TIME BLOCK
RECEIPTS = A+B+C+INCENTIVE.
PAYMENT BY THE CONSTITUENTS

A. CAPACITY CHARGE IN PROPORTION TO THE SHARES OF THE

DECLARED AVAILABILITY.
B.ENERGY CHARGES FOR THE ENERGY SCHEDULED
C UI CHARGE IF AD>SD, THE CONSTITUENT WIILL PAY.FOR
AD<SD, THE CONSTITUENT RECEIVE.THIS WILL BE WORKED OUT
FOR EACH TIME BLOCK.
UI RATE
745ps
345ps------210PS
150PS
0
49 49.5

49.8 50

50.5 hz

PER STEP OF 0.02HZ 16 PAISE FROM 49.5 HZ TO 49 HZ

PER STEP OF 0.02HZ 09PAISE FROM 49.8HZ TO 49.5 HZ
PER STEP OF 0.02HZ 06 PAISE FROM 49.8HZ TO 50.5HZ

COMPONENTS ANNUAL FIXED CHARGE (AFC)

O&M COST, ROE, INTEREST ON CAPITAL LOAN AND WORKIMG
CAPITAL, TAX, INSURANCE PREMIUM, DEPRECIATION
COMPONENTS OF ENERGY CHARGE
FUEL CHARGE INCLUDING FREIGHT, WATER CESS, ASH EVACUATON
EXPENDITURES
100% AFC WILL BE RECOVERED AT TARGET AVAILABILITY AND AT
LOWER AVAILABILITY AFC WILL BE RECOVERED ON PRORATA
BASIS.

BILLING AND PAYMENT UI

.UI CHARGE INHERENT PART TARIFFNOT PENALTY
.UI CHARGE IS SETTLED FROM SEM WEEKLY BASIS.
.THE NET UI CHARGES IS BILLED BY RPC.
IMPACT OF ABT
VARIALE COST PAID IN RELATION TO ENERGY DRAWN CAN BE
TRADED.
MERIT DESPATCH.
CONSTITUENT CAN RUN EMBEDDED GENERATION ECONOMICALLY.
POSSIBILITY OF A CONSTITUENT BY MANIPULATION OF
GENETRATION AND DRAWAL TO GET MAX.BENEFIT IN TERMS OF UI.

SCHEDULE AND DESPATCH

. BY 10AM EVERYDAY ALL ISGS SHALL ADVISE RLDC ON
AVAILABILITY FOR 00-24HRS OF NEXT DAY.
.RLDC WILL ADVISE BENEFICIARIES BY 11AM.
.SLDCS SHALL REVIEW FORESEEN LOAD PATTERN,THEIR OWN
GENERATING CAPABILITY AND ADVISE RLDC BY 3PM THEIR DRAWAL
SCHEDULE TO EACH ISGS IN WHICH THEY HAVE SHARES.
.BY 5PM EACH DAY RLDC WILL CONVEY GENERATON SCHEDULES AND
DRAWAL SCHEDULES TO ISGS AND BENEFICIARIES RESPECTIVELY.
. SLDCS/ISGS MAY INFORM ANY MODOFOCATION BY 10PM AND A
FINAL DRAWAL SCHEDULE WILL BE DRAWN UP BY RLDC BY 11PM.

ECONOMIC OPERATION OF POWER SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING MERIT

ORDER DISPATCH REDUCES POWER COSTS

PRICING FOR REACTIVE POWER.

ALL REACTIVE POWER EXCHANGES TO BE COMPENSATED TO AVAIL
ISTS LINES CARRYING REACTIVE POWER.
EVERY BENEFICIARY
.PAYS FOR VAR DRAWAL WHEN VOLTAGE AT THE METERING POINT
IS BELOW 97%.
.GETS PAID FOR VAR RETURN WHEN VOLTAGE AT THE METERING
POINT IS BELOW 97%.
.PAYS FOR VAR RETURNS WHEN VOLTAGE AT THE METERING POINT
IS ABOVE 103%.
.GETS PAID FOR DRAWAL WHEN VOLTAGE AT THE METERING POINT
IS ABOVE 103%.
GENERATOR IS NOT COMPENSATED FOR REACTIVE POWER.